Box-fastener.



No. 804,138. PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905. G. KLENK.

BOX ,FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOTTLIEB KLENK, OF DEFIANOE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CLIPPER PLOW COMPANY,OF DEFIANCE, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BOX-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Iuly 6, 1905.

Patented Nov. 7, 1905.

Serial No. 268,481.

[0 al whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GOTTLIEB KLENK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Box-Fasteners, of which thefollow ing is a specificationv This invention relates to improvements inbox-fasteners more especially designed for metal boxes. 4

In storing boxes having locking means on the top of the covers itfrequently happens that the catches become crushed. Hence when an attemt is made to operate a fastening it requires orce to release the parts.

The object of my invention is to provide a fastening device which isflush with the top of the cover in addition to the formation of anoverhanging portion which forms a grip to lift the cover. I accomplishthese objects by forming a perforation each side an opening in thebox-cover adjacent an eye of a hasp and secure a dish-shaped shell tothe under side of and some distance from the edges of the,

opening.

The specific advantages and the details of construction of myimprovement will be hereinafter referred to and be particularlypointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedbox-fastener. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is atransverse section taken through the eye of the hasp.

The same numerals refer to like parts in all the figures.

1 represents aportion of a metal box; 2, a spring-hasp fastened to theinside and provided at its upper end with a beveled head 3, in which isformed an opening 3*.

The numeral 4 indicates a metal cover in which is formed an opening 5,reduced at its front end, as at 6. Adjacent each side of the reducedportion 6 the cover is struck up to form pockets 7, which communicatewith small openings 8, and surrounding opening 5 is a slight rib 10 toform a reinforcement. A

tions 14 and 15 is formed an opening through which the beveled head 3 ofhasp 2 passes. Shell 11 is set back somewhat from the edge 17 of theopening 5 to provide a grip for raising the cover.

In operation the cover is closed, the edge of the shelf 15 contactingwith beveled head and forcing the same out of its path until the bottomof said head slips over shelf 15, as will be readily apparent byreference to the drawings. After the head assumes its position a seal 19is passed through openings 8 under the pockets and through the opening 3of head 3, the body of the seal being seated in the dished portion 14,where it is protected against accidental misplacement or injury. To openthe box, the seal is broken and the head 3 is forced from edge 18 andthe fingers of the operator are slipped inside the grip 17, when thecover can be raised.

My invention is extremely simple in construction and admirably adaptedfor the purpose for which it is designed. The construction of the shell11 serves a threefold purposeto wit, a coacting locking member, aconvenient pocket for the insertion of the operators fingers, and apocket to shield the seal. The parts being formed of metal, they can bemanufactured by stamping, which enables me to produce an economicalfastener.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination, a box,a hasp secured to the box, a head on the hasp, a cover formed with anopening, and a dish shaped shelf formed with an opening, and fastened tothe under side of the cover and in registry with the cover-opening, thedish-shaped shell being set back from one edge of the cover-opening toform a grip, the head of the hasp fitting on one edge of the opening inthe shell when the cover is closed.

2. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head secured to the box, acover formed with an opening, a dish-shaped shell fastened to the coverand in registry with the cover-opening, and having one edge set backfrom one edge of the cover-opening to form a grip, and a supplementaldished portion formed in the shell to provide a seat for the head of thehasp below the top of the cover.

3. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head secured to the box, acover formed with an opening to form a hand-grip below the cover, andmeans under the cover and spaced from the edge of the grip to form afinger-receiving pocket, and a seat below the top of the cover withwhich the head of the hasp engages.

4. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head formed with an eye, acover formed with an opening and smaller side openings, areinforcing-rib surrounding the opening, and means passing through thesmaller side openings and the eye in the head to fasten the cover to thebox.

5. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head formed with an eye andsecured to the inside of the box, and a cover formed with an opening andadjacent smaller openings in register with the eye of the hasp when thecover is closed to receive a fastening means.

6. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head formed with an eye andsecured to the inside of the box, a cover formed with an opening andadjacent smaller openings in register with the eye of the hasp when thecover is closed to receive a fastening means, and a dished-shaped shellonto the under side of the cover in registry with the opening therein,and set back from the edge of said opening to forma hand-grip.

7. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head formed with an eye andsecured to the inside of the box, a cover formed. with an opening andadjacent smaller openings in registry with the eye of the head, adishshaped shell fastened to the under side of the cover in registrywith the opening therein and set back from the edge of said opening toform a handgrip, a su plemental depression formed in the shell to orm aseat with which the head of the hasp engages.

8. In combination, a box, a hasp having a head formed with an eye andsecured to the inside of the box, a cover formed with an opening and twoadjacent smaller openings, a dish-shaped shell fastened to the underside of the cover and set back therefrom to form a hand-grip, and a sealpassed through the eye of the head and the smaller adjacent openings,the body of the seal being seated in the depression below the topsurface of the cover and adjacent the hand-grip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

GOTTLIEB KLENK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES C. HOFFMAN, W. A. SoHMALTz.

